//Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 3 //First Law of Thermodynamics //Example 3.4 clear; clc; //Given W = 0;//work done during the process P1 = 1;//Initial pressure in atm P2 = 10;//Final pressure in atm //V2 = V1 Initial & final volume are equal Cv = 0.23//specific heat at constant volume in Kcal/Kg deg K //(delQ/delT)=Q Q = 1.3;//Rate of heat addition in Kcal/min m = 2.5//Weight of an ideal gas in Kg T1 = 298//Initial temperature in Kelvin //To calculate the time taken for the gas to attain 10 atm //Q = m*Cv*(delT/delt)=1.3 T2 = (P2*T1)/(P1);//Final temperature in Kelvin t = ((m*Cv)/1.3)*(T2-T1);//time taken in minutes mprintf('The time taken to attain a pressure of 10 atm is %f hrs',t/60); //end